Best Cucumber Mint Sauce Recipes

MY ENGLISH FRIEND MAGGIE'S FAVORITE SIMPLE SUPPER: POACHED SALMON WITH DIJON DILL SAUCE, CUCUMBER AND DARK BREAD, NEW POTATOES WITH MINT

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a pot and cover with water. Cover pot and bring water to a boil. Add a generous amount of coarse salt to the water, a few healthy pinches. Reduce heat to medium and boil covered until tender, about 12 minutes.
• Place salmon fillets in a large deep skillet or divide between 2 skillets if you do not have a pan large enough to accommodate all 8 portions. The additional portions will provide the cooked salmon for salmon cakes on another night. Pour wine and water into the pan so that just the very top of the salmon is exposed. Add a bay leaf and a bouquet of a few sprigs each fresh tarragon, dill and parsley to the pan and set it down into the liquid. Place the pan or pans over high heat and bring the liquid to a boil. Reduce heat to medium low and cover the pan. Poach salmon for 10 minutes or, until fish is firm and opaque.
• Drain your potatoes and return them to the hot pot. Add butter to the pot and turn potatoes to coat them lightly in the butter. Sprinkle the mint and sugar over the potatoes.
• Combine sour cream with Dijon mustard and chopped herbs in a small bowl.
• Remove salmon from the cooking liquid with a thin spatula. Reserve 3 portions of the salmon and place in the refrigerator or freeze for salmon cakes meal.
• To serve, place a piece of salmon on a plate and garnish with sauce. Serve pumpernickel squares, watercress and sliced cucumber along side the fish. Add minted red potatoes to the plate and serve.

GRILLED SPICED LAMB CHOPS WITH CUCUMBER-MINT SAUCE

Steps:

• Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat) or preheat broiler. Brush lamb on all sides with curry paste. Let stand 15 minutes.
• Toast cumin seeds in small skillet over medium heat 1 minute. Place seeds in resealable plastic bag; coarsely crush with rolling pin. Mix cumin, yogurt, cucumber, and mint in small bowl.
• Grill or broil lamb chops until charred outside and pink inside, about 3 minutes per side. Serve with cucumber-mint sauce on the side.

CUCUMBER MINT SAUCE

Steps:

• Place mint and jalapeno pepper in a food processor. Process until chopped. Add cucumber and process until finely chopped. Transfer mixture to a bowl. Stir in remaining ingredients. Refrigerate until cold.

KOFTE KEBABS WITH CUCUMBER MINT SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix together yogurt, cucumber, mint, salt, and garlic for the cucumber-mint sauce in a small bowl and keep chilled while preparing kebabs.
• Combine ingredients for kebabs in a bowl and mix together, squeezing with fingers to incorporate until smooth.
• Shape the meat into 8 flat torpedo shapes, about 5-inches long by 2-inches wide.
• Prepare grill or heat skillet.
• Cook kebabs for 6-8 minutes, turning to cook all sides.
• Serve 2 kebabs on each pita or lavash with cucumber-mint sauce.

CUCUMBER AND MINT YOGURT SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small glass bowl, combine the yogurt, salt, CUMIN, PEPPER and cucumber. Mix well. Garnish with the mint and serve with Chicken Tikka Masala or your favorite curry.